Thursday 14 November, 2024

#ClickbaitBooks took over Twitter today and it was glorious

What would happen if books had clickbait titles? The results may surprise you.

WHAT IF BOOKS had clickbait titles?

Some genius devised the hashtag #clickbaitbooks today and Twitter set about imagining what classic books would be like if they had clickbait titles.

And it was sublime.

Just call him Charles “Clickbait” Dickens

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Are you the best of times or the worst of times? Take our quiz! #clickbaitbooks
— Daniel Carpenter (@DanCarpenter85) April 30, 2015

Daniel Carpenter / Twitter

No. 7 will change everything!

25 ways to incriminate your husband in your disappearance. #10 will make you rethink your marriage! #clickbaitbooks pic.twitter.com/a2JJqzgFWa
— Ulysses Press (@UlyssesPress) April 30, 2015

Ulysses Press / Twitter

This will make you question humanity…

We Put A Plane Full Of Boys On An Island With A Dead Pilot & A Pig. What Happened Next Will Destroy Your Faith In Humanity. #clickbaitbooks
— Gabby Hutchinson Crouch (@Scriblit) April 30, 2015

Scriblit / Twitter

But this will restore your faith in it!

A boy and a man take off on a raft. What happens next will restore your faith in humanity. #clickbaitbooks #writing pic.twitter.com/IfqPRr4aJX
— Robert Rice (he/him) (@Robertrice87) April 30, 2015

Robert Stephen Rice / Twitter

OMG, what happened next!

First there came Aardvark, then there was Abacus. You won't believe what happened next! #clickbaitbooks pic.twitter.com/Lu1zW6gQA8
— James Ulyatt (@JamesUlyatt) April 30, 2015

James Ulyatt / Twitter

His answer may surprise you!

You’ll never guess what this guy keeps calling “his precious.” No, it’s not his girlfriend. #ClickbaitBooks pic.twitter.com/MlfnVgGg56
— Aaron Earls (@WardrobeDoor) April 30, 2015

Aaron Earls / Twitter

Can’t even.

451 Fahrenheits Who Can't Even #clickbaitbooks
— Chris Serico (@ChrisSerico) April 30, 2015

Chris Serico / Twitter

This one great home redecoration tip will change your life!

This family built an MASSIVE EXTENSION into the back of a WARDROBE! You'll never look at closet space the same way again! #clickbaitbooks
— Maureen Johnson (@maureenjohnson) April 30, 2015

Maureen Johnson / Twitter

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7 Things You Have to Destroy Before You Can Kill Voldemort and other #clickbaitbooks.https://t.co/fcoNn0c8N1 pic.twitter.com/DBnNYqxinI
— Waterstones (@Waterstones) April 30, 2015

Waterstones / Twitter

You can view all of the #ClickbaitBooks here.